chitter
High rapid twittering
Chitter is the rapid, high-pitched sound made by small birds or insects—a series of short, sharp notes in quick succession.
Squirrels and chipmunks chitter when alarmed or excited.
The word is imitative, close to chirp and twitter but suggesting a faster, more fragmented quality: Sparrows chittered in the hedgerow.
Trivial, prolonged speech
- babbleIncoherent speech
- jabberTalk rapidly, incoherently
- natterLight, aimless conversation
- twitterSeries of high-pitched calls
gabble · blather · yammer · tittle-tattle · gossip · small talk · chitchat · nattering
Short, high avian sound
- squeakShort, shrill cry
- twitterSeries of high-pitched calls
- cheepFaint bird sound
- peepBrief secret look
trill · chirrup · tweet · warble · whistle · clicking · chattering · squeaking
prattle
Trivial, prolonged speech
twitter · gabble · blather · yammer · tittle-tattle · gossip · small talk · chitchat · nattering · twittering
chirp
Short, high avian sound
peep · trill · chirrup · tweet · warble · whistle · clicking · chattering · squeaking · rustling
squirrel
Bushy-tailed tree rodent
sparrow · cricket · insect · bat · mouse · raccoon · woodland · forest · burrow · forage
staccato
Short, separated note style
- quickMoving with speed
- rapid-fireIn swift succession
- flutterRapid light movement
tremor · vibrato · quiver · flurry · patter · burst · succession · tempo · rhythm
- animal callsbird call, bird calls, ribbit, frog calls, peep
- owl soundshoot, screech, mating call, alarm call, whoop